Telegram-herald., 1887-04-04
AHTI-AMEHOnEkT
A Final Argument II Favor Or
Personal Liberty.
DEFENSE Or Or. SMITH.
4 Sensible ADDRESS bY Re-. = &.
R3oerfs Which Sao5la % Read oT
Essrr Votsr 5sfo-e 0oing 20
the Polls TadzI


sd a. Powers Opera House las.
evening to bear the Rev ). q
Roberts. pastor of the Untarlse
charca. clseass lie proposed prshi5i.orF
aaeaimsat irom the negative side Of tie
qaesiion- II was no. "a aadie1c- 0f
'rummiss" os ~bammers." a. tas srrsslc
Psohtbi.iou speakers hsys aec,ared ws,e o.
tae Opposite siis Of the Question ba. eep-e-
ssn,sl tas weal.A. brasas. asisl.e 49, and
business ensrsY OF lhe city Mr.. Robefs
divided the subject in.o three classes. F.ss-
The ethics oseontroyersy. seconi--Rsply
% John = iinchs address, .Third-fhe lat-
heg sad peri sf the so-eAliei Prohibition.
DISCUSSING each fully sad carefully
The speaker introduced himssli. anl sep.
ping % the front Ok the stage. said ~Lal.ss
snd gentlemen Il propose 70 bsgla nsy al
dress Hiihont apology. preamble Or excuse.
am here to speak On tny own responsible
ity, not - the soicitaiion of any man OK
llen. commit ees ~ societies. am here 20
express NV ONA iieas aud q obey a dicsa
ton snat believe % Be true. TIE churcH
and trustees ~ ng PARISH are ia n0 W4r se-
spousio-e i0r nIy being here, and il-sler.
/ desire 30 say thai one of uIv ff45-
tees has today teateFet hs resiggaL0a
no. believing - ] do bll th4' tie gentle
lazn was homes. in us convictions, b.
heFe, ana ns has ~ honest respe-t aui
love :oc his courage d stand up .or 1ls
opinion. For one not 10 consider so ifa-
pOrtau1 a question or spsak his convictions
would b. unaardonan.e cosarsiice- There
are a g-eat many iar. and women who
have taken uo part iu tais discussion. simply
becaI>e thsT WonlA hayc been foaut
opposed "a scms of tie best people In the
land. The have tempOfizei witl
their CONVICTIONS by saying that u
cannot be thai - many 0s these
gOod nen of the stale are wrong, but | Wish
that this question cOgld have been brought
before the people without any psr,isansnip
about n. The spirit Of intolerance bec3nt-
ing more ald more pronounced many have
been Kept un~isely from the discussion
and thus perhaps escAoed the scogG and
darts OF the enemy. Ia the heat OF their
argument t-o men from abroad come u
this city, soeak from the plpil of one OF
our,priucipal churches under the sanction OF
It's pastor AMI before an aGdeisnee OF Col
fearing people Uillully hesps caiumny
and abuse upon man who
has lived here for quarter OF a century.
Who must n0w and has always Commanded
the pect OF this community. because ne
Esppens - d.icr with them on tue ques-
ZION not OF temperance. but prohibition
He then defended Dr. Smith Ia an able
manner and said that be regretted that the
pastor of that church should have sat-
quietly by aud allowed them 10 thus de
tame the fair name OF an EOnored citizen, a
nlaa who nad spent the best years OF MS
life IN the pull pit. man whose honesty OF
purDaes had never before been gain sayei
& oltinaiDg he said. Had j BEEN fha.
p4ssor. sis.ing there presiding over that
meeting / woald have rose up AID protested
against the lse Of such language an8 then
hat they continued their utilization I
would have t1rOwn them oG frOm that
platform lie then continued an able d.
iclsa os the reverend gentleman. expressed
regret that the people 50 tamely subasitt-d
- sueb viilain0us language aud continuing
said
~The time came. therefore in the heat OF
the debate where character mus, he de-
tc0dce. insiDUat,Ons 10 longer scOrned and
some one spsSS Tor the sauctity and y-ner-
able years w1ic. hal been assaulted. There
ara many good ulen opposed 10 the amend
meas o. which We are 10 vote tomorrow.
and yet ;aeir honesty is impugusd aud
their right OF tree speech ana free action
made the means 10 heap upon them abuse
The consti,Ulo.. gives every man the right
oi free taJugAt, tree speech and free action,
and no man ha- the II shr
% deny him 81 such RIGHTS
or impuEu the honesty OF h.s motives.
When-tuesc principles are cast aside there
comes the overthrow of tLs nation. y IS
ssao ia the GarSness There are Certain
rights aud feelings Of good vii that always
come between man and man IN ,icolte
yet u Is q laa4entable fact thar the nea- uI
parfisaaship should have entered into this
controversy. want 70 say 60 you tha.
the most severe criticism that can 5s naa is
Of defenders Of the amendment. is the
caiamnv aud abuse Which they
have unrestric'eiiy hssped upo, those
who have differed from them Ii shows a
weakness ia toe flith they have nohiy res
I,onded and tells against them wore than
srrthinE sise. The man who kaoNs wAAt
bis CONVICTIONS have cost him. and has
travelled ths read OF honest thought. 10 mAn
man shorla dare .aaiign or impugn his
motives Whss 1 say does not apply u AZ
friensis Of The amendments for tlssc utter
ances O. which have referred come from
oufsits champions Of the cause. aad are 10.
and VII nof be endorsed by them. RE
read the letter received by the Worf1 ID
this civ. IN Nnich Dr. Smith aud the e 3ifog
of ,bs lieft wsrs referred % "a the wofs:
pair Of isfs and villains cat Of hel, a0d
said
n say fbst cause that hsret. in itself
srch veherencs a. th1-. neels apostles g.
denouo-s ifs own sins. rerrived The other
day a .et'sT. courteous en0Hgi in part. re
barring to tlse call which many OF you
sizaed Ia which the winter said
dsrng attended several prohibition
amel. taisnt meetings. notice they al i1-
rariaDlv oren xith prayer for God bless
ing uron the cause, believing 81 80 - rizlt
ard ttss tiod will therefore sanction if.
S89 seeing yolr name snlonz fae iist 20
beer dciuse-s Who signed the eali f9r fhs
18ti pro lififI11 speaker from HstFoia snd
yea being tle only prsy iaI nltn on tnai
ii.f wound it not he = -ht AMI would e D.
aszlat cor mech Of vou a. the meetsps
Tnesisy night 70 ask divine help for tas
taase ufita vo1 sssvocale u son knew
yoo are rieat faiasiax The sslooa sosiaess
8uxes io Sc iceaseJ and fn3inrs.1s ga
fine teip sn8 aid IN al your alertsS
Irrs MANY fvse vii he upol yJu Tuesday
nitnf i0 seq II roH da y0uf daty.
.tssrls 4s ols rom among taeai. and be
ye sspsra from them tt1EirEaf
"'rtsre wss II, ra0le sixnei - taat isftsr.
IL tie 4-sfnnr 81 that letter rrsssat toel1hE'
A v1iee-~lf - Be wi!l-keep sfti Scr
nf part wolls IKE 10 have ai1s s.sni 70.
ala "a O. klsax ilsat the nan f. stia On
prssles er0a1a sn1 there may - Al cp-
pcrtssrflfv fsf hfas 70 come oar sue repent
VALERIE iisht he.ds oat - barn. Only ioe
ofl.f .is~ fso na-n e4sas here a1a oclitlssd
lte otinIt Ga enc 20 tie churches a8i assati-
81 to- reaerz ~ silfisor at = c.rsffer Tasch
he ciskznei 60 aaVr pi.xei ~ e. q ss.sfee 3
aave reos haw. IN tiae eentafes sza. BE
eldest fnrFapers ~ q neT reilfosss 4ect weFs
ef.eftef Ter r,srts raeaA- = vas tse fac cf
sfPphe1. am ne gaaaz u~n hed he c3sfs
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